Butler guard Rotnei Clarke displays his ruined jersey in a Dayton hospital bed after a hard foul forced the senior to leave the court on a stretcher.

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DAYTON, Ohio -- All of college basketball is relieved Rotnei Clarke will resume firing 3-pointers in arenas around the country. But that date can't be specified.

Butler's senior guard badly sprained his neck Saturday in the first half of the No. 14 Bulldogs' 79-73 victory at Dayton.

He was fouled from behind, plunged headfirst into the padded basket support and remained on the floor for nearly eight minutes. He was transported to Miami Valley Hospital, where a CT scan was negative, and boarded the team bus for the return to Indianapolis. He was scheduled to have an MRI. ...